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Disgraced former congressman George Santos has won a few months’ freedom from federal prison in order to come up with more than half a million dollars in court fines.

President-elect Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump visited the Capitol rotunda Wednesday to pay their respects to former President Jimmy Carter.

Federal prosecutors, who indicted Adams on corruption charges in 2024, said they have uncovered “additional criminal conduct” by the mayor. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.

Prosecutors say the 36-year-old Santos has earned more than $400,000 from appearances on Cameo, the video-sharing website, and another $400,000 from a new documentary.

Greenland’s government described the visit as a private one. And Denmark said “Greenland is not for sale.”

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would not rule out the use of military force to seize control of the Panama Canal and Greenland, as he declared U.S. control of both to be vital to American national security.

President-elect Donald Trump said he plans to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America “because [the US] does most of the work there and it’s ours.”

The study, published in JAMA Pediatrics on Monday, looked at private insurance claims representing over 5 million patients in the U.S. ages 8 to 17.

Congress is scheduled to gather Monday to certify President-elect Donald Trump’s 2024 victory, exactly four years after he stirred up a mob that attacked the Capitol in a failed attempt to disrupt the certification of his 2020 election loss and keep him in power. This certification is expected to be met with much less drama than the last. Trump will be inaugurated...

President-elect Donald Trump is set to be sentenced in his hush money trial on Jan. 10, after the judge in the case released a surprise written decision Friday. But will Trump face any jail time, or any punishment at all, as a result of the sentencing? Here’s what we know so far.

Republican Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States by a large margin in November, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted of felony charges and survived two assassination attempts. He’ll be inaugurated on a federal holiday, Martin...

Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez will be sentenced on corruption charges as scheduled at the end of January, and his wife’s trial will be moved from January to February, a judge said Monday. U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein in Manhattan rejected Menendez’s request to delay his sentencing for his conviction on bribery and other charges until his wife finishes her trial...

News 4’s Lynda Baquero reports. 

Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez is asking a federal judge to delay his end-of-January sentencing on bribery charges, saying his family would suffer a “tremendous emotional toll” if the New Jersey Democrat was sentenced during his wife’s trial. His lawyers told Judge Sidney H. Stein in a letter that Nadine Menendez would face a jury that might find it impossible...

The House Ethics Committee released a report on Monday, following a year-long investigation into allegations against former Rep. Matt Gaetz.

After Musk helped tank a bipartisan bill to fund the government, Trump told conservative activists that he hadn’t “ceded the presidency” to the tech billionaire.

Washington lawmakers react to Congress’ chaotic race to avert a government shutdown.

Another funding bill. A debt limit extension. Major party-line bills on immigration and taxes. Nominations. Trump tried to push Congress to take the debt ceiling off his plate but failed.

What is the debt ceiling, also known as the debt limit, and how is it tied to government spending? And why would it be such a catastrophe for the U.S. to default on its debt? Here’s what to know.

In an interview, Biden weighed in on the issue, which has come under increasing scrutiny on Capitol Hill.